Joely Richardson speaks about the death of her sister, Liam Neeson's wife, Natasha

The Nip/Tuck’ actress – whose older sibling tragically died following a skiing accident in 2009 – admitted she wasn’t aware of how much of a “touchstone” Natasha was until she passed away, as the loss “smashed” her family apart.

Joely – the daughter of legendary star Vanessa Redgrave – said: “Everything in our family had smashed to the ground and, for a little bit, the pieces just lay there, broken.

“I’m tempted to say her death was life-changing. That’s such a weird juxtaposition, but in every sense it was. I hadn’t known a day without her, but at the same time I was unaware of how much she was my touchstone until she wasn’t there.